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Cherokee National Capitol

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Built
  
1867

Designated NHL
  
July 4, 1961

Area
  
1 ha

Added to NRHP
  
15 October 1966

NRHP Reference #
  
66000627

Opened
  
1867

Architectural style
  
Italianate architecture

Cherokee National Capitol

Location
  
100 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Address
  
101-129 S Muskogee Ave, Tahlequah, OK 74464, USA

Similar
  
Cherokee National Jail, Cherokee Female Seminary, Murrell Home, Cherokee National Supreme, New Echota

Cherokee national capitol building undergoing masonry restoration


The Cherokee National Capitol, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was the capitol building of the Cherokee Nation from 1869 to 1907, when Oklahoma became a state.

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The Cherokee Nation had set up its government quickly after removal to Indian Territory in 1838. In addition to establishing its courts and council, the Nation built seminaries for both male and female students, as education was highly valued.

The capitol was constructed from 1867-1869 following the American Civil War. The brick building was designed in the late Italianate style, a style unusual for Oklahoma by C. W. Goodlander. Originally it housed the nation's court as well as other offices. The capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961.

The building currently houses the Judicial Branch of the Cherokee Nation government. In 2013, the nation began a restoration project to preserve the building's original appearance, including roof repairs with historical-era shingles, new decking, new doors and windows, and adding a cupola to the roof. The project also includes adding a new back porch.

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References

Cherokee National Capitol Wikipedia